Lasting-machine.



M. BROCK.

LASTING MACHINE. APPLICATIQN' FILED JUNE 29. 1912.

M. BROCK.

LASTING MACHINE.

ARP'ucATloN man JUNE 29, |912.

Pafented June 27, l1916.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2- A M. BROCK.

mmm MACHINE. APPLICATION HLED IUNE 29, |912. l ,188,616. Patented June 2.7, 1916.

4 SHEETS*SHEET 3.

M. BROCK.

LAsTlNG lvlAcHmlE.` APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29,1912.

4Patenteii June 27, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.;

MATTHIAS BROCK, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, 0F PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY, A. CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

LASTING-MACHINE.

To allwhom 1f-may Gomera.' p

Beit known that I, MATTHIAS BROCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boston, in the county o f Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Lasting-Machines, of which fthe following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like 'parts in the several figures. 1

This invention relates to lasting machinesl and hasfor one of its main objects to improve end lasting mechanisms.

An important feature of this' invention consists in provision for relative angular adjustment of the heel wipers and the heel embracing band to adapt each of said instrumentalities to the contour of the portion of the last particularly acted upon by each.

In modern lasts the contour of a'right or a left last in the plane of the heel seat is substantially different from the contour of the same last in a plane one half or three quarters of an inch below the heel seat. This difference is largely produced by under cut-I ting the inner side of each last to produce a narrow shank. The wipers have to deal with the heel seat contour and the band with the lower contour. In the illustrated embodiment of this feature of the invention the adjustmentis-shown as produced by moving the vwipers,y together 4with their actuating mechanism, about a center located near the rear end of the heel whereby the wipers may be swung inwardly over the inner side lof a right or the inner side of a left heel seat.

Another important feature of this invention consists in improved end lasting wipers and -operating mechanism therefor. In the illustrated embodiment of this feature of the invention each portion of the wipers moves inwardly over the shoe bottom in a direction substantially perpendicular to the l adjacent portion of the shoe edge, and only in that direction. This is to be distinguished from a wiper the closing and advancing movement of which carries it lengthwise of the shoe edge on the side of the shoe in order that it may close over the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 29, 1912. Serial No. 706,655.

ment to adapt it to the incurve at the fronty of the heel and at the shank. Preferably this backwardly turning movement -is varia-ble for different shapes of lasts, as, forl example, in its starting and finishing points.

A further feature of this invention consists in novel means for shaping the end' portions of the heel stifener iange which are to be included in the inseam that connects the welt and upper to the innersole lip of a welt shoe. The stitches of the inseam require to be located close down to the base o'f the lip and these portions of the heel stifener material tend to bridge from the edge of the innersole to the top of the lipy and offer-substantial diiieulty in sewing the end portions of the inseam. The pressure of usual wipers or lasting plates is insuicient to shape this stiff material. I have therefore, in accordance'with the illustrated embodiment of this feature of the invention provided special stifener end Shapers for this purpose which automatically shape the stilener ends during the lasting operation., These Shapers may be advantageously set into the lower face. of the end sections of the wipers and normally are 4projected inwardly therefrom yieldingly so that they engage the stock in advance of 'the wipers The desired `object is' when the wipers are closed and so that, in

rest has been lowered so that a high toed lo() last can be withdrawn .without objectionably scraping it over the toe rest.

' out in the claims, except lthe improvements i' in methods of making uppers herein disent No. 1,018,477 towhich reference may be had for fuller drawings and description of previously known ortions of the machine.

These and other eatures of the invention, including combinations of parts, provisions for adjustments and moreimportant details of construction will now be described in conriection with the'drawings and then pointed closed which is claimed in my co-pendng application, Ser. No. 1915.

Figure 1 is a top lan view of a heel lasting mechanism em odying this invention, the cap plate being partially broken away, and arrows being applied to indicate the directions of movement of the respective sec-4 tions of the `new wipers. 'Fig'. 2 is a side elevation of what is shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view to disclose details. Fi 4 is a section showing the action of the stiener end Shapers carried by the wipers. Fig. 5 shows the lower side of the rear sec- 62,041, filed Nov. 17,

tion of one of the wipers. Fig. 6 shows the front section of one of the wipers and the stii'eners end shaper carried on it. Fig. 7 shows the result of the action of a sti'ener end Shaper-on a shoe. Fig. 8 is a detail of an adjuster. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the novel heel band. Fig. 10 shows the means for adjusting the rear end of the heel l Fig. 11 in front elevation.

bandtransverselyI of the machine and the means for adjusting the band lengthwise in the machine. Fig. 11 slows the combination for delaying the retraction of the lasted shoe in unjacking, and Fig. 12 is a detail showing the hand wheel lock controller of Fig. 13 is a lon-A gitudinal section.

The` heel lasting carriage 2 is movable forwardly over the frame 4 to clamp, endwise, the shoe carried by the heel post 5 and is locked by a latch 6. rIhe head 10 sup ports the heel'embracin' band 12 and all these parts are or may be constructed and actuated substantially as in my prior United States patent excepting as hereinafter pointed out.

The wipers, which are guided over a supporting face on the head 10 and confined by a cover plate 22, are each formed in a plurality of sections all of which have an operating connection through the rear sections 20 which are joined by a tongue 21. These sections have guide slots 25, Figs. 3 and 5,

for studs 24, and through links 26 are jointed to a cross bar 27 on the frontend of a plunger 28 actuated by a hand lever 30, Fig. 1.

The sections 20 are confined edgewise by edge walls on head l0 as may be seen in Fig. 1 to have a combinedv advancing and inmesme strained from advancing movement relatively to the shoe. This is accomplished by providing on theup er face of section 35 an elongated projection, Fig. 6, which fits into the slot 37 in section 2,0 to compel the turning movement. The projection has on its upper face a pivot stud 36 which stands in a transverse slot in cap plate 22, Fig. 1. rl`hese connections cause sections 20 and 35 respectively to close overthe heel seat in directions substantially perpendicular to portions of the last edge adjacent to them.

The end sections 40 of the wipers are each pivoted at 42 to the front end portion of the section 35 and therefore have no forward movement. Instead thereof each end section has a cam slot 44 in which stands a stud on the front end of a lateral stationary bar 45 so that said section is compelled to swing rearwardly when the wipers close, as indicated by the arrows, Fig. 1. This makes its direction of closing about perpendicular to the adjacent portion of the last edge in the region of the heel breast line and causes it to tend to gather backward over the heel seat stock which usual constructions of wipers push forwardly into the shank.

acted upon by them. Adjustment of end sections 40 separately for more or less curvature can be made by the screws 46. rIhe movement of adjusting slide 50 can be limited for the style of last being operated upon by studs 49 and stop blocks 52 which are adjustable by right and left threads on a rod 54.

Each end section 40 is cut away on its lower side to receive, flush, the stid'ener end shaper 60, Figs. 3, 4, 6, which has a lug 61 projecting up through a slot in wiper section 40. Thls lug has a narrow neck,

as has also a second stud 63, by which necks the shaper is supported to slide beneath the section 40. A spring pressed plunger 62 holds the Shaper normally projected in ad- Vance of the wiper as in Fig. 1 and permits Ait to yield back of the wipers edge as in stilener into lasted position in the angle.

between the feather edge and rib or shoulder of a welt innersole. tinuing the pressure, the Shaper will rub edgewlse as itpartakes of the movement of v wiper section 40 about pivot 42. This rubbing movement is for the purpose of permanently shaping the stock as in Fig. 7. The Shaper may retire under` the wiper section-40, and the wiper fold the stock over the innersole lip, as in Fig. 4, before the lug 61 reaches the limit of its movement -relatively to section 40 and exerts a final unyielding inward pressure.

The cap plate 22 has slots 70 curved about a common axis located near the rear end of the heel band and said plate, together with the wipers, is thereby made adjustable about said center relatively to the heel band to adapt the wipers to the contour of the tread face of the last as distinguished from the.

contour which the heel band must tit. The wipers are free to accompany the cap plate in this ,adjustment, the cross bar 27 being slotted for this purpose, and are compelled to do so by the studs 36. The cap has an arm 75, being the support for adjusting slide 50, in which is pivoted on rod 54 the adjusting lever 76 and a spring 77 under the front end of the lever holds its handle end down to engage one or another of two stopl pins 78, Fig. 8, or, it may be, in coninement between the two pins. By swinging the lever and engaging it over one pin the wipers will be adjusted relatively to the heel band for a right shoe and when erably molded upon the band and has per-- it is engaged over the other pin they will be adjusted for a left shoe of thev same pair of shoes. The pins are carried on blocks which are adjustable simultaneously in reverse directions by a screw rod 80. When the lever 75 is ,centered between the pins the wipers will be symmetrical with the heel band. The cap plate is confined by headed stud Ascrews 71 which permitl the. sliding adjustment provided by the slots 70.

The heel band 12 is preferably made as shown in Figs. 4, 9 and 10. The body portion of the band consists of a composition of balata-gum and leather fibers or shreds which can be molded by a moderate degree of heat that is .insuicient to injure the leather fibers or the leather backing 82 with which the band is Shown as provided. The inner face of the band, which is unlined, takes a hard glassy surface under the heavy moldingO pressure. This glassy face is retained through the life of the band and enables it to be used on colored upper leathv ers, such as russet stock, without producing Then, while con-- the discoloration which results from the friction of a leather band upon colored uppers. This is lperhaps due in part to the fact that the composition band conforms to the shape of the last so that its pressure is more fully distributed than is that of a leather band .and alsoin part'to the 'fact that the glassy surface of the balata band grips, or adheres to the leather of the shoe upper with anon-s 'ppin engagement greatlyin excess of that o a leather band. In practice, this characteristic is utilized in several ways. For example, the band, which is highly resilient and does not lose its resiliency as does a leather band, preferably is initially formed a little narrower than the average width of the shoe heels so that as the shoe and the band aremoved relatively, the one into the other, for jacking .the shoe the band grips the upper at the corners, between the end and side faces, of the lastv and tensions it forward tightly around the rear end of the last. 'Also it has been discovered that in the use of this band the tack which is put int'o the rear end face of the shoe in the assembling operation, to hold the upper mat rials from displacement relatively to the heel portion of the last duringthe pullingover operation and the lasting operations,

being drawn up between the hand and the Alast byv the inward wiping, action of 4the lasting'vplates or wipers upon the'heel seat.-

This is v'agreat ladvantage because hereto fore the life of a heel bandhas been .largely determined by the extent of abrasion of the band by this heel yend tack.-

. The leather protective c vering 82 is pref- L forations through which theA Vcomposition is pressed to form integral studs 83- connecting the band to the covering, said studsbeing headed' more or less on the outside of the covering as`an incident to the molding operation and forming a secure connection of the covering to the band. The band may have a vertically straight outer face which with the inner face, molded to conform to the contour of the last, forms a thick wallf 4,

at the llower portions of the ends of the band, as is best shown in Fig. 9.. These v thick walls are preferablychambered out as at 84 to reduce the weight of the band and lto add to the resiliency of the end 'portions of the-band.'l Preferably the band is shaped y with the lower portions of its sides abnor` mally close together relatively to the up'- per portions so that when the band is closed about the last by the usual-band end operating mechanism, such for-example as that shown in my `earlier Patent, No.. 1,002,818, the lower portions of the resilient band will engage' the eroe first and the area of engagement will spread progressivel toward the upper edge to wrap the stoc toward the edge of the last and then hold it clamped j against the side of the last throughout the height of the band. this invention, therefore, the band closlng mechanlsm opl crates through the resilient side walls of the generic claims of Patent No. 1,030,519,

granted June 25, 1912 on application of Albert A. MacLeod.

The heel band through its chain 86, Fig. 10, is attached-at its rear closed end to a block 88 which is dovetailed upon a head 89 for sliding adjustment transversely of the machine. The block 88 has a lateral arm pivotally connected to the front end of a lever 90 of the third class that is fulcrumcd at `91 and has threaded engagement with an adjusting rod 92 carrying a hand wheel 94. The head 89 has threaded engagement wlth a rod 95 having a hand wheel 96 by which the band can be adjusted lengthwise, both adjustments being-independent of the wipers. The heel carriage latch 6 is automatically Alifted from the catch 7 by plunger 8 and swinging bar 9 as one of the irst steps 1n the unjacking operation which is more fully explained in said earlier Patent No. 1,018,477, and the carriage is then retracted by a spring 11, Fig. 2. The last pin 5 is carried by a toothed slide 112, Fig. 2, through which the shoe is drawn Aback into f the heel band by a lhand wheel 13 having a pinion 14 engaging the slide, said slide compressing a spring 15. rllhe inner face 0f the hand wheel rim is toothed as in Figs. 11 and l2 for engagement by a swinging latch 16 actuated by a spring 17 and having a hand operating lever 18.

leferring new toFigs. 11 and 12, the free end of bar 9 is connected by a link with an arm of a rockshaft 100 the rear arm 102 of which carries a rearwardly projecting finger 104 having a pointed end. The latch 16 has a notch in its lower edge within which the finger stands during the heel seat lasting. When the unjacking operation occurs the parts are timed to lift the latch 6 and, by'the time the spring 11 begins to retract the lasting head, to turn the rockshaft 100 and withdrawthe latch 16 from the hand wheel 13, whereupon spring 15 acts to hold the heel pin slide and the shoe forward While spring` 11 is drawing the lasting head 10 with the wipers and heel band away from the shoe. During this time the toe rest, Fig. 13, is being lowered by the unjacking mechanism. The pin is long enough to hold thelatch 16 out of contact I ideama with the hand wheel as long as it is nsary for the last pin slide to have movement relative tothe lasting head for delaying the retraction of the last and then to.

pegnitl rengagement of the latch with the wheel rim whereby the shoe is caused to be drawn oiithe toe rest after' the rest has been lowered. Alternatively` the latch 16 may be held away from the hand wheel during the entire backward movement ont the lasting head and to this end lthev latch has a depending pin 10G-which is carried and held by the nger 104 to the inner side of a guide-bar 108 that is fastened to the side of the frame. When the latch slides backwardly beyond the end of the finger the pin'catches.A against the inner side of the guide-bar which may have a notch 110 at its rear end to let the finger out again.

1n using the machine the wipers are set by lever 76 for a right-or left shoe, being adjusted more or less for the style of the last by the threaded rod 80, and the end sections and shank shapers are also correspondingly adjusted for the same last by the slide plate 50, and threaded rod 34.l The shoe is then and turned; the side section 35 is closed in substantially `a. right line sweep transversely of the last, guided by slot 38 which prevents any advance movement of this sect10n;`the end section 40 is carried inwardly, without advancing, by section 35 and is also turned backwardly toward the end'of the heel by its cam slot 44, according to the adjustment of bar 45; the stiffener end Shaper 60 is advanced into early engagement with the stock, pressing it against vthe base of the innersole lip and then yielding relatively to end section 40 while it accompanies that section in turning about. pivot 42 to rub the stock edgewise of the Shaper. rThe operator usually backs off the wipers partially to uncover the tacking line while he is inserting the tacks, but the Shaper 60 is yieldingly held to its work continuously and simply gets an edgewise rubbing movement at such times. The wipers are usually advanced again over the tacks and the shoe raised by a treadle against the wipers to iron down or compress the `heel seat while the operator is lasting the toe. The sti'ener end Shaper preferably has a thin edge to make its creasing action more effective but it is covered by the wi er as in Fig. 4 when the shoe is raised an is thereby preventedv from springing. 1t is to be noted that the operating mechanism gives to the shaper 60 a yielding end pressure, an edgewise rub toward the heel end,

after t e compression which is incident to the raising of the jack. This efectlvely Shapes the stock as shown in Fig. 7. When the heel has been lasted and tacked the wipers may be advanced over the tacking line land the heel raised to leave the stock under compression against the lower face of the wiper sections and the shaper 60 while the toe is being lasted, after which the shoe 1s unjacked by depressing the unjacked lever,

as in said earlier Patent, No. 1,018,477.

' vention and described a preferred construction embodying the same I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States 1. In a lasting machine the combinatlon with an end embracing band, of end embracing wipers which are operatlvely connected together, and means for effecting lateral angular adjustment of the band and wipers relatively about a definite substantially vertical axis.

2. In a lasting machine the combination with-an end embracing band, of end embracing wipers which are-operatively connected for angular adjustment laterally together in the. same direct-ion and relatively to the band, right and left stops for l1m1 t1n'g such adjustment equally in opposite dlrec; tions and means for adjustlng' said stops simultaneously.

8. In a lasting machine the comblnatlon with an end embracing band, of end embracing wipers which are operatively connected together, means for effecting lateral angular adjustment of the band and wipers relatively Vabout a substantially vertical axis, and a l locking latch arranged to secure the p arts in definite right or left relative adjustments and also to fasten them in central relative position. u

4. In a lasting machine the combination with an end embracing band, of end embracing wipers which are operatively connected together and are-guided for angular adjustment in the plane of their acting faces relatively to the band, the lever 76 for elii'ecting such adjustment, the stops 78, the adjustlng and supporting rod 80 on which the stops are mounted and the spring 77 arranged to hold the lever in locking'relation to one or another or both of said stops as described.

5. In a lasting machine the combination with a heel band having a depth tol extend from the tread face for a Asubstantial distance down the side faces of the heelof an inverted last and constructed and arranged to embrace'the heel portion of the last and I locate the heel end of the last laterally in the -machine; of heel wipers and operating mechanism to cause the Wipers to'embrace the heel and Wipe the upper materials over the heel seat face of the last; and means for relatively positioning'the heel band and the heel wipers laterally about a substantially vertical axis including devices to determine definite angular positions for right and left lasts at either side of a median position for straight lasts. v

6. In a lasting machine the combination with a heel band having a depth to extend from the tread face for a substantial distance down the side faces of the'heel of anV inverted last and constructed and arranged to embrace the heel portion of the last and locate the-heel end of the last laterally in the machine; of heel wipers a-nd operating mechanism to cause the wipers to embrace the heel and wipe the upper materials over the heel seat face of the last; and means to effect a wiper adjustment relatively to the band to adapt the wipers to the contour of the bottom face of the last positioned laterally by the band embracing the last substantially as described.

l the heel and wipe the upper materials over the heel seat face of the last, said wipers being adjustable together in the same direction angularly relatively .to the band to adapt them to differences in contour between the portions of the last' which the band and the wipers embrace.

8. In an end lasting machine heel embracing wipers each comprising aheel end wiper section mounted to advance and turn inwardlyA and a heel side wiper section which has inward movement without any advancing movement.

9. In an end lasting machine heel embracing wipers each comprising a heel end wiper i sectlon, a .heel side wiper section and conend sectionsinwardly and forwardly and actuating the side sections inwardly ,with-v4 `nected operating means for actuating the with operating mechanism, of wipingy means adapted to embrace the heel portionf* portions of the heel. l

11. In a lasting machine the combination with operating mechanism, of wiping means adapted to embrace the heel portion of a shoe and constructed and arranged relative to said operating mechanism to wipe inwardly and forwardly over the rear end portion of the heel and simultaneously to wipev inwardly and backwardly over the front portions of the heel.

12. -ln an end lasting machine heelem bracing wipers each comprising a heel end wiper section mounted to advance and turn inwardly and another wiper section which has inward and backward movement simul` taneously with the movement of the end section, the acting edges of said sections being located in the same horizontal plane.

13. ln an end lasting machine heel embracing rwipers each comprising end sections which are advanced and turned inwardly and'side sections which are connected to the end sections to receive inward movement therefrom and are restrained from advancing movement. Y

14. In an end lasting machine heel embracing wipers each comprising an end section having the thickened acting edge portion and the thin side portion and the side wiper section mounted on the thin portion and having an acting edge in continuationof that of the end section substantially as described, and means for actuating said two sections in different paths.

15. In an end lasting machine heel embracing wipers each comprising a heel end wiper section, having a curved acting edge and a thin lateral extension provided with slots, a side wiper section mounted under said thin extension and having a stud pivoted therein with a foot block located in one of the slots, a cover plate having a slot angular to the last-mentioned slot and. into which the stud projects, and means operatively connected with the heel end section for advancing and turning it and causing the side section to be turned about the axis of the stud.

16.?111. an end lasting machine heel em?` ,f .bracingwipers each comprising a heel end wiper section, a `plurality of side sections and guiding and operating mechanism arranged to actuate adjacent side sections respectively, one inwardly and forwardly and the other inwardly and rearwardly.

17. In an end lasting machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising a heel end section, a heel side section, and a heel seat section, and connected means for actuating mesme l said sections in diderent paths includin Af.

.lflfleans for directing movement of the hee side section backwardly and inwardly over the shoe bottom.

18. ln an end lasting machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising a heel side section and a heel seat` section having piv- 19. lil an endlasting machine, heel em- .bracing wipers each comprising a heel side section and a heel seat section pivoted thereto, 'means for adjusting the normal angular.

relation of said sections into di'erent operative positions, andmeans for actuating the wipers.

20. In an end lasting machinethe combination with wiper operating mechanism, of

heel embracing wipers comprising means to wipe the upper over the rear end portions of the heel and forwardly extending members adjustably connected with. said end wiping means at each side of the heel, and means to maintain said members in di'erent operatlve relations to said end wiping means 21. lln an end lasting machine the com bination with wiper operating mechanism, of heel embracing wipers comprising means ,to wipe the upper over the rear end portions vof' the heel, and forwardly extending members pi'votally connected .with saidend` wiping means at each side of the shoe and adjustable about vtheir pivotal connections to adapt them for the greater incurve at the inner side of the heel than at the outer side of the heel of right and left crooked lasts.

22. In an end lasting machine the combination with wiper operating mechanism, of heel embracing wipers comprising wiping means extending orwardl alon the sides of the heel, and end sections jointed thereto and adjustable thereon independently of the action of the'operating mechanism.

23. lin an end lasting machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising a heel side section and a heel seat section pivoted there# to, means for adjusting the normal angular relation of said sections, and actuating means for relatively moving the wipers to efect the lasting operation.A

24:. ln an end lasting machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising a heel side.,

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over the curved end of the shoe and for im' parting to the side section an inward movement without advancing.

27. in an end lasting machine,l end embracing wipers each comprising a rear sec' tion and a side section, operating means -for imparting to the rear section an advancing and a laterally inward movement (to close over the curved end of the shoe, connections from the rear section to actuate the side section and means to modify the direction of movement of the side `section and cause it to differ from that of the rear section.

28. In an end lasting machine, endeml bracing wipers comprising means to lay the upper over the rear and side portions of a heel, and end sections; mechanism for imparting operative movements to the overlaying means, connections from said means to operate the end sections, and means to modify the direction of movement of the end sections and, cause their movement to differ from that of the irst mentioned overlaying means.

l29. ln an end lasting machine, end einbracing wipers each comprising a rear section and a side section, operating means for A p imparting to the rear section an advancingl and a laterally inward movement to close over' the curved ends of the shoe, connections fr'o'm the rear section compelling the side section to partake of the inward movementof the rear section and other means controlling advancing movement of the side section.

30. ln an end lasting machine, end embracing wipers each comprising a rear section and a side section, operating means for imparting to the rear section an advancing and a laterally inward movement to close over the curved end of the shoe, a sliding connection between the sections arranged to carry the side section inwardly with the rear section, a cover, and a slot and pin connectionV between the cover and side section for controlling advancing movement of the side section.

31. In a heel lasting machine end embracing wipers, each comprising a rear section, a side section and an end section, means for advancing the rear section and turning itinwardly to close over the curved end of the heel seat, .connections therefrom tomove inwardly the side and end sections and means to.4 restrain the side and end sectionsr from partaking of the advance of the rear sectionf 32. ln a heel lasting machine, end embracing wipers, each comprising a rear section, a side section and an end section, and operating means for advancing and simultaneously turning inwardly the rear sections to close over the curved rear end of the last,

and for closing inwardly without advancing to a like extent the side and 'end sections of the wipers.

83. In a heel lasting machine, end embracing wipers, each comprising a. rear section, a side section and an end section, and operating means for advancing andsimultaneously turning inwardly the rear sections to close over the curved rear end of the last, said operating means acting through the rear section to close inwardly the side and end sections, and other means for controlling advancing movement of the side and end sections. 34. ln a lasting machine, end embracing wipers each comprising a rear section, a side section with relation to which the rear section can slide longitudinally of the shoe, and operating means for turning-inwardly and forwardly sliding the rear section and'turning inwardly the side section.

35. In a lasting machine, end embracing wipers each comprising a rear section,'a side section with relation tol which the rear section canv slide vlongitudinally `of the shoe, and operating means for turning inwardly and forwardly sliding the rear section and moving inwardly the side section; combined with means for controlling the direction of the inward movement of the side section independently of the rear section.

36. In a lasting machine, end embracing wipers each comprising a rear section, a side section with relation to which the rear section can slide longitudinally of the shoe,

and an end section carried by the side section and having an independent. movement thereon, and means for imparting appropriately different movements to the several 38. ln an end lasting machine, heel em-l bracing wipers each comprising a rear section, means for actuating it forwardly and inwardly over the curved rear end of the heel, and a front end section relativelyto which the forward movement of the rear isc section takes place and which partakes 'of the inward movement of the rear section, and means for ,imparting additional inward movement tothe front end section.

39. in an end lasting machine, heel embracing wlpers each comprising a rear sec tion, means' for actuating itl forwardly and tion, means for actuating it forwardly and inwardly over the curved rear end of the heel, and a front end section relatively to which theforward movement of the rear section takes place and which partakes of the inward movement ofl'the rear section,

and means which is adjustable to impart to the front end section a variable movement inwardly while the rear section is being advanced and moved inwardly.-

' 41. In an end lasting machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising arear section,4 a front end section and connected means for actuating therear sectlon forv'wardly and inwardly overl the curved lrear end of theF heel and for actuating the front end section inwardly and baekwardly in a curve substantially perpendicular to the incurve'on the side of a shoe near the heel breast and rear portion of the shank.

- 42. In an end lasting -machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising a rear section, means -for actuating it forwardly and inwardly over the curved rear vend of the i heel, and a front end section relatively to which the forward movement ofthe rear section takes place and which' partakes vof the inward movement of the rear section; and means for adjusting the front end sections of the wipers relatively to the rear sections. i l

,43. In an 'end lasting machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising a rear section, means for moving it forwardly and inwardly over the curved rear end of the heel, and a front end section which partakes of the inward movement 'ofl the rear section, and means permitting and maintaining adjustment of the front end sections of the wipers relatively to the rear sections.

l 44. ln an end/lasting machine, heel em-l bracing wipers each comprising a rear section, means for actuating it forwardly and inwardly over the curved rear end of the heel, and a front end -section relatively to which the forwardl movement. of the 3rear maaar@ the inward movement of the rear section;

means for adjusting the front end sections of the wipers together toward the left or toward the right for right and left crooked lasts and also means for adjusting said front end sections relatively for diderences in degrees of crookedness in lasts.

46. an end lasting machine, heel embracing wipers each comprising a rear section, means for actuating itforwardly and inwardl heel, an a front end section which partakes of the inward movementl of therear section; and means for adjusting said front end sec- *tions relatively to each other and to the rear sections for diilerences in degrees. of crookedness in lasts.

47. In a heel seat lasting machine, heel seat lasting Wipers, and heel stidener end .Shapers carried by the wipers and receiving automatically during the. operation of the wipers a sti'ener en d shaping movement adv ditional to the movement of the wipers. l48. ln a heel seat lasting machine, heel seat lasting wipers, and heel sti'ener end Shapers carried by the wipers, means for advancing and closing the wipers'to-wipe the over the curved rearend of thel upper over the\end and sides of the heel` into lasted position upon the heel seat of the shoe, and operating connections through which the sti'ener end shapers are caused to partake of the closing movement of the wipers but not of the advancing movement. 49. ln a heel. seat lasting machine, heel seat lasting wipers, and heel stiener end Shapers carried by the Wipers, means for advancing and closing the wipersto wipe the upper over the end and sides of the heel into lasted position upon the heel seat ofl the shoe, and operating-connections through which the Astiener 'end Shapers are caused to partake of the closing movement of ythe Wipers and are simultaneously moved reversely to the direction of. advancing movement of the wipers.

'50. ln a heel seat lasting machine, heel seat lasting wipers, and heel stidener end Shapers f carried by the wipers, means for operating the wipers to do their work, and -means to cause the Shapers to close against `the work and to rub the shoe backwardly for creasing the stock into the angle between the feather and the lip or rib of a welt innersole while the wipes are operating.

51. In a heel Seat lasting machine, heell seat lasting wipers, and heel stiifener end Shapers carried by the wipers, and normally projecting yieldingly in advance thereof to engage thework ahead of the wipers and receive a movement lengthwise ofthe shoe as they yield backwardly while the Wipers turning movement of the wipers they rub4 edgewise-and crease the stock with yielding pressure against the base of the innersole lip, and means for advancing and turning the wipers. A

54. In a heelseat lasting machine, heel seat lasting wipers, and heel stilener end Shapers set into the lower face of the wipers and normally projecting inwardly therefrom yieldingly and adapted to yield back of the wipers edge to press the stock against the base of the lip of the innersole while the overlying portion of the wiper folds the free edge of the stock over the lip.

55. In a heel seat lasting machine, wipers,

' i operating means therefor, stiifener end Shapers movable about pivots near the front ends of the wipers, and coperatin cam slots androlls operatively connecte with said operating means to impart to the Shapers a movement about their pivots.

56. In a heel seat lasting machine, wipers, operating means therefor, stifl'ener end Shapers movable about pivots near the front ends of the wipers, coperating cam slots and rolls operatively connected with said means to impart to ,the Shapers a movement about their pivots additional to the movement of the portions of the wipers upon which they are pivoted, and adjustable means for varying the said additional movement. f

57. In a lasting machine, the combination with a vertically movable toe rest, a last pin, a heel lasting head in which the last pin is supported for rearward movement against yielding resistance, means for locking the last pin in adjusted position in the lasting head, and means for locking the head in its rest, the lasting head and the last pin, arranged to allow initial backward movement of the lasting head relatively to the last pin while the toe rest is descending to relieve the toe supporting pressure before the shoe is drawn oi'l' the rest by the last pin.

58. In a lasting machine, the combination with a toe rest, a heel lasting head having a heel band and wipers and movable rearwardly away from the toe rest to open'the machine for taking out a lasted shoe, and a last carrier supported in thelasting head, of unjacking means arranged lto delay the retraction of the last carrier until the toe sup-- porting pressure of the toe rest has been relieved and then to free the shoe from the toe rest and from the band and wipers.

59. In a lasting machine having heel seat lasting mechanism including a longitudi-l nally movable head, a heel band and wipers carried therein, and means for locking the head inoperative position, means forre- `tracting it, a last carrier, means to actuate vdisengage the pawl from the hand wheelv forward positionagainst yielding resistance,

of unjacking means for releasing the toe the last carrier to jack the shoe back into the heel band, a spring to move' the carrier'reversely and means to lock the last 'carrier to the head, combined with unjacking means arranged to unlock the lasting head and for automatically unlocking the last carrier from the head before it retracts the shoe.

60. In a lasting machine the combination.

with an automatically retractable heel lasting head, means for locking it, an automatically forwardly pressed last carrier in the head, and means for locking it to the head, of connected means movable for unlocking the head and the carrier in time relation to delay the retraction of the shoe after the head has begun to move backwardly.

61. In a lasting machine the combination with a retractable' heel lasting head, a track over which it travels, a last carrier, a ratchet faced hand wheel to retract the last carrier in the head, and a pawl carried on the head to lock the hand wheel, of Aa rail on the `track to be engaged by the pawl to hold it. free from the hand wheel during the re` traction of the lasting head, and means to and cause it to become engaged with the Ial i 62. In a lasting machine the combination with a movable heel lasting head, means for locking it, a last carrier, means includlng f the toothed hand wheel 13 for retracting the last carrier relatively to the lasting head,

and the pawl 16 for locking the hand wheel, of the rockshaft 100 arranged for operation automatically when the lasting head is un` locked and to withdraw the pawl 16 from the hand wheel. r

63. In a lasting machine the combination with a movable heel lasting head, a support .in its retracted position,

means for retracting to the head, and retaining means for holding the last carrier of'means for alltomatically freeing the retaining means from the last carrier in time relation to the movement of the head on the support, and means for maintaining the retaining means free during the travel in one direction of the head on its support and formed to allow it to act during travel in the other direction.

64. ln a lasting machine the combination with a movable heel lasting head, a last carrier, means for retracting the last carrier relatively to the lasting head, of means for locking the last carrier in its retracted position, of means operated in time relation with the movement of the lasting head for releasing the last cari ier and means dependent upon the position of the lasting head for permitting rengagement of the locking means with the' last carrier.

65. ln an end lasting machine, end embracing wipers each comprising a side section and an end section', and operating means for imparting to the end section a combined advancing and laterally inward movement to close over the more curved portion of the end of the shoe and for imparting simultaneously to the side section an inward movement with less forward movement than is imparted to theend section.

66. ln a lasting machine, end embracing wipers each comprising a rear section, a side section with relation to which the rear section can slide longitudinally of the shoe, and

therefor, a last carrier, the last carrier relatively operating means for turning `inwardly and forwardly sliding -members relatively the rear sections and for imparting the requiredl lasting movements to the side section. p

67. A machine of the class described having, in combination, end lasting wipers comprising coperating lasting plates each having relatively movable heel end, side and shank members; and means for moving said during the closing of the wipers over the shoe bottom.

68. A machine of the class described having, in combination, end lasting wipers comprising cooperating plates each having a heel end member which advances and swings inwardly over the rear end and a corner of the heel, a side member which closes inwardly vover the side of the heel, and a shank member which swings backwardly and in-` wardly.

69. A ing, in combination, end lasting wipers comprising coperating lasting plates including shank members which move rearwardly during the closing of the plates over the shoe bottom.

70.- A machine of the class described having, in combination, end lasting wipers comand means machine of the class described havprising cooperating lasting plates including end members which move toward one another during lthc closing of the plates over the shoe, and a side member relatively to which said end members are moved.

71. A machine of the class described, having, in combination, end lasting wipers comprising coperating lasting plates each including a side member which has a movement inwardly over the shoe bottom without forwardly advancing movement, and a shank member movable with said side member and having an additional swinging movement backwardly.

7 2. A machine of the class described having, in combination, a wiper cam plate, operating means to plate, a wiper member rigid with said cam plate, a second wiper member connected to said cam plate for turning movement thereby, and means for restraining the second member from advancing movement with the cam plate.

73. A machine of the class described having, in combination, end lasting wipers comprising a lasting plate, means for swinging it over the side of the heel of a last, a second lasting plate pivotally connected with the first-mentioned plate, and means for turning the second lasting plate about said pivot automatically during the closing movement of the first-mentioned plate.

74. A machine of the class described havlng, and arranged to embrace the heel portion of a shoe, each of said wipers comprising relatively movable members connected together, for operating said members to wipe the upper over the end and sides of a heel in directions substantially perpendicular to the edgeportion of the heel' at all points.

75. A machine of the class described having, in combination, two wipers constructed and arranged to embrace an end portion of a shoe and mounted for relative turning t movement about an axis located substantially in the line in which their adjacent ends meet, one of said wipers being provided with altongue located back of .the wiping edges and curved in an 4arc about said axis and the other of said wipers having a recess shaped to receive said tongue and guide it during movement of the wipers about said axis.

76. A machine of the class described having, in combination, two wipers constructed and arranged to embrace an end portion of a shoe and mounted for relative turning movement about an aXis located substantially inl the line in which their adjacent ends meet, one of said wipers being provided with a tongue located back of the said axis and of less thickness than the wipe, and the other advance and vturn the cam` lll@ Wiper hav-ing in one face a seat of proper proportions toy receivev and guide the tongue Hush with the' surface of the wipers.

7 7. A machine of the class describedhaving, in combination, two Wipers constructed l curved about said axis, and a tongue fitted in said guidewaj and long enough topridge the gap between the Wipers in all of the relative positions which ing use.

`In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MATTHIAS BROCK.

Vitnesses:

ARTHUR L. RUssELL, WILLIAM B. KING.

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